In the late eighteenth century, Montevideo evolved from a small colonial town dependent on Buenos Aires into the main Atlantic port in the region. Networks connecting Montevideo to Luso-Brazilian merchants turned Montevideo into a hub for trans-imperial trade. Between 1778 and 1810, thousands of Spanish and foreign ships entered the port of Montevideo. As a result, although economically dependent on Buenos Aires’ commercial community, Montevideo merchants and authorities managed to use their privileged port, newly created institutions and trans-imperial networks to advance the city's commercial and political role within the estuary. The emergence of Montevideo as an Atlantic port city with global connections was not an isolated event, but a part of a broader process of growing global trade and political transformation.

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蒙得维的亚作为大西洋港口的出现：跨帝国枢纽的政治经济学

十八世纪后期，蒙得维的亚从一个依赖布宜诺斯艾利斯的殖民小镇发展成为该地区的主要大西洋港口。将蒙得维的亚与葡语-巴西商人联系起来的网络将蒙得维的亚变成了跨帝国贸易的枢纽。1778 年至 1810 年间，成千上万的西班牙和外国船只进入蒙得维的亚港。结果，尽管在经济上依赖布宜诺斯艾利斯的商业社区，蒙得维的亚商人和当局设法利用他们的特权港口、新创建的机构和跨帝国网络来推进该市在河口的商业和政治角色。蒙得维的亚作为一个与全球联系的大西洋港口城市的出现并不是一个孤立的事件，而是全球贸易和政治转型更广泛进程的一部分。